Preparing and Presenting Expert Testimony

3. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-7619-2218-6
Verlag: SAGE PUBN

Buch, Englisch, 25 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 171 mm, Gewicht: 64 g

Reihe: Trauma Therapy

This tape provides an instructive program that helps prepare the listener to become an expert witness and present testimony in cases involving sexual and physical assault of children, assault against women and homicide. It will be useful to any professional called upon for expert testimony.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stern, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: THE NEED FOR EXPERT TESTIMONY
To Educate the Jury and the Judge
To Establish Facts
To Interpret Facts
To Offer Opinions
To Dispel Myths
PART TWO: WHO ARE THE EXPERTS?
Standards of Admissibility
Presenting Qualifications
PART THREE: PRESENTING EXPERT TESTIMONY
Perceived Credibility
The Need for Preparation
Speaking Clearly and in Words We All Understand
Visual Aids
Looks Count
Be Honest and Be Professional
PART FOUR: DEALING WITH CROSS-EXAMINATION
Relax. Everyone Else is More Scared Than You Are
Be Complete - Take Control
Dealing with Literature
Deal with Questions in Court the Way You Would in the Real World
Be Honest and Be Professional